Total Crime Rate

281.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 17th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (IP12 4TE) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1151.8% higher than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 153.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (IP12 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Carol Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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